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Lottery Licences

Organizations wishing to conduct a lottery must first obtain a lottery licence. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) authorizes us to provide licences to eligible organizations.

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Before applying for a specific lottery licence, you must first submit a Lottery Licensing Eligibility Application to confirm your organization’s eligibility to conduct a lottery. Licences are only issued to a group or organization, and cannot be granted to an individual.

Eligibility

Lottery licences will only be issued to eligible organizations with a demonstrated charitable or religious mandate. Our licensing staff assess each organization individually using the criteria set out by the AGCO.

Eligible organizations include those that provide programs for:

  • Relief of poverty
  • Advancement of education
  • Advancement of religion
  • Other charitable purposes beneficial to the community

Mandatory pre-requisites:

  • Organizations must have been in existence for at least one year before applying for a lottery licence
  • The proceeds raised from the lottery will benefit the Haldimand community

Ineligible organizations

Types of organizations that the Province of Ontario does not consider “charitable” for licensing purposes include:

  • Social clubs
  • Adult hobby groups
  • Adult sports teams
  • Professional associations, unions, employee groups
  • Government ministries, agents or bodies
  • Political lobby groups
  • Political parties
  • Elected representative groups including municipal, regional, provincial, and federal governments
  • Private sports clubs (e.g. golf, curling, etc.)

How to apply

1.  Submit a Lottery Licensing Eligibility Application to confirm your organization’s eligibility to conduct a lottery. There is no fee for this application.

Submit an eligibility application

2.  Our Licensing Officer will contact you to advise if your organization is eligible.

3.  If eligible, complete the application associated with the type of lottery you plan to run. Application forms and supplementary documentation required are listed under each lottery type.

4.  Submit your lottery application with the applicable fee.

Application and payment can be made:

Licensing Officer
53 Thorburn St., S.
Cayuga, ON
N0A 1E0

Contact our Licensing Officer for more information or to help you get started. 

Types of lotteries

If the lottery type you require is not listed, it may not be licensed by the municipality. Visit the AGCO website for information on all lottery types.

All lotteries require you to submit a Lottery Report within 30 days once the lottery event is finished. Find the appropriate report form under the lottery type you’re planning to run and submit it along with any supporting documentation using the lottery licence report submission form.

A bazaar is a sale of goods held to raise money for charity, where any combination of the following lotteries may be conducted:

  • A raffle not exceeding $50,000 in prizes
  • A bingo not exceeding $5,500 in prizes
  • A maximum of three wheels of fortune with a maximum $2 bet

Review AGCO’s terms and conditions for bazaar licences.  

Note: In order to apply for a new lottery licence, any outstanding reports due for previously issued licences must be submitted to the Licensing Officer. New licence applications cannot be processed until outstanding reports are submitted and reconciled.

Forms

Bingo is a game of chance where players are awarded a prize or prizes for being the first to complete a specified arrangement of numbers on bingo paper.

For a municipal licence, the total value of the prizes awarded on any occasion cannot exceed $5,500.

Review AGCO’s terms and conditions for bingo licences.

Note: In order to apply for a new lottery licence, any outstanding reports due for previously issued licences must be submitted to the Licensing Officer. New licence applications cannot be processed until outstanding reports are submitted and reconciled.

Forms

Break Open (Nevada) tickets are instant win lottery tickets. The tickets are made of cardboard and have one or more perforated cover window tabs which are pulled back to reveal a combination of symbols that may or may not indicate a win.

For a municipal licence, break open ticket events cannot be conducted in conjunction with another licensed gaming event and tickets must be sold within Haldimand County.

Review the AGCO’s terms and conditions for break open ticket licences. 

Note: In order to apply for a new lottery licence, any outstanding reports due for previously issued licences must be submitted to the Licensing Officer. New licence applications cannot be processed until outstanding reports are submitted and reconciled.

Forms

A raffle is a lottery system where tickets are sold for a chance to win a prize in a draw.

For a municipal licence, the total value of the prizes awarded does not exceed $50,000.

Permitted raffle lottery events include:

  • Stub draw
  • Elimination draw
  • Calendar draw
  • “Golf ball drop” raffle lottery
  • Rubber duck race
  • 50/50 draw
  • Blanket raffle
  • Meat spin/turkey roll
  • “Name the raffle” lottery
  • Bossy bingo/cow patty bingo

Review the AGCO’s terms and conditions for raffle licences.

Review the raffle application requirements for lottery licences issued by the registrar. 

Note: In order to apply for a new lottery licence, any outstanding reports due for previously issued licences must be submitted to the Licensing Officer. New licence applications cannot be processed until outstanding reports are submitted and reconciled.

Forms

If you’re planning to hold more than one type of raffle event, submit the Blanket Raffle application.

Fees

Lottery licence fees are determined by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). You can find the fee associated with the type of lottery licence you are applying for on the AGCO website.

Reporting requirements

Lottery licence reports are due 30 days after the lottery licence expires. Once you have completed the PDF report form for your licence type, submit it to the Licensing Officer with the following documentation:

  • Bank statements / deposit slips with copies of cleared cheques - clearly indicating what transactions are associated with specific expenses (i.e. donations, administrative expenses) - for the entire licensed period 
  • Copies of receipts for all expenses incurred as a result of conducting the raffle
  • List of winners
  • Provide a detailed list of how profits from the raffle have been dispersed

Submit a lottery licence report

Contact Us

Licensing
53 Thorburn Street South
Cayuga, Ontario
Canada, N0A 1E0

Email the Licensing Officer
Phone: 905-318-5932, ext. 6361

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